Inorganic chemicals · 2024

Bromide in El Cajon, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

El Cajon, CA's 2024 report shows Bromide detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Minimum
Helix Plant
Not detected mg/L
Maximum
Helix Plant
0.12 mg/L
Average
Helix Plant
Not detected mg/L

Verbatim from El Cajon, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Bromide

A naturally occurring salt found in source water.

Not directly regulated, but a precursor that increases formation of brominated disinfection byproducts.

How El Cajon, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Bromide in El Cajon, CA tap water?

Yes — El Cajon, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Bromide at Not detected mg/L. El Cajon, CA's 2024 report shows Bromide detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Bromide in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Bromide. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Bromide?

A naturally occurring salt found in source water. Not directly regulated, but a precursor that increases formation of brominated disinfection byproducts.

+Where does this Bromide measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Bromide entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the El Cajon, CA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ca/el-cajon/2024/source.

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